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which the princes of Portugall have made round about
the West, the South, and the East parts of Africa
, and
also at Callicut, and in the East Indies, and in America
,
at Brasile
and elsewhere in sude Bon Esperanze, & passing the currents that run
upon the said coast, on the Southeast part of Africa
,
between the said maine land & the Island of S. Laurence,
otherwise called of the ancients, Madzo de Albuquerque, they
did discover, people, and plant at Ceffala, being upon
the East side of Africa
, in the twenty degrees of latitude
of the south Pole, and direct West from the Iland of
S. Laurla, divers doe affirme
that king Salomon did fetch his gold) as also upon the
said East side of Africa
, they did afterward discover,
people, and plant at Mozambique
, Quiola, Monbaza, and
Melinde, to up
to the streight of Babel-Mandell at the entring of the
red sea, all upon the East coast of Africa
, from whence
they put off at the Cape of Guarda Fu, and past the great
gulfe of Arabia
, and

Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Divers voyages made by Englishmen to the famous Citie
of Mexico, and to all or most part of the other principall
provinces, cities, townes and places throughout the
great and large kingdom of New Spaine, even as farre
as Nicaragua
and Panama, & thence to Peru
: together
with a description of the Spaniards forme of government there: and sundry pleasant relations of the maners
and customes of the natural inhabitants, and of the
manifold rich commodities & strange rarities found in
those partes of the continent: & other matters most
worthy the observation. (search)

their Captaines and Masters, and of our
trafique and dealing upon the coast of Africa
.
UPON munday the second of October 1567. the weather
being reasonable faire, osaile, and departed from Plim
mouth upon his intended voyage for the parts of Africa
,
and America
, being accompanied with five other saile
of ships, as namely then the eightenth day of the
same moneth wee came to an ancker upon the coast of
Africa
, at Cape Verde in twelve fadome water; and here
our Generall landed certaine or abode to
depart with them, and such marchandize as hee had from
the coast of Africa
, towards the West Indies, and therefore commanded with all diligence to take iChap. 2.
Wherein is showed the day and time of our departure
from the coast of Africa
, with the day and time of our
arrivall in the West Indies, also of our trade, intment, upon the thirde day of Februarie 1568.
wee departed from the coast of Africa
, having the weather
somewhat tempestuous, which made our passage the more
hard

Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A discourse written by one Miles Philips Englishman,
one of the company put on shoare Northward of
Panuco, in the West Indies by M. John Hawkins1568. conteining many special things of that countrey
and of the Spanish government, but specially of their
cruelties used to our Englishmen, and amongst the
rest to him selfe for the space of 15. or 16. yeres
together, until by good and happy meanes he was
delivered from their bloody hands, and returned into
his owne Countrey. An. 1582. (search)

their Captaines and Masters, and of our
trafique and dealing upon the coast of Africa
.
UPON munday the second of October 1567. the weather
being reasonable faire, osaile, and departed from Plim
mouth upon his intended voyage for the parts of Africa
,
and America
, being accompanied with five other saile
of ships, as namely then the eightenth day of the
same moneth wee came to an ancker upon the coast of
Africa
, at Cape Verde in twelve fadome water; and here
our Generall landed certaine or abode to
depart with them, and such marchandize as hee had from
the coast of Africa
, towards the West Indies, and therefore commanded with all diligence to take iChap. 2.
Wherein is showed the day and time of our departure
from the coast of Africa
, with the day and time of our
arrivall in the West Indies, also of our trade, intment, upon the thirde day of Februarie 1568.
wee departed from the coast of Africa
, having the weather
somewhat tempestuous, which made our passage the more
hard

, with the number and names
of the ships, their Captaines and Masters, and of our
trafique and dealing upon the coast of Africa
.
UPON munday the second of October 1567. the weather
being reasonable faire, our Generall M. John Hawkins,
having commanppointed for Master
Robert Barret, hoised saile, and departed from Plim
mouth upon his intended voyage for the parts of Africa
,
and America
, being accompanied with five other saile
of ships, as namely the Mynion, wherein went for Captaine M. Johnf November, and
holding on our course, upon the eightenth day of the
same moneth wee came to an ancker upon the coast of
Africa
, at Cape Verde in twelve fadome water; and here
our Generall landed certaine of our men, to the number
of 160. or therea
500. Negros thought it best without longer abode to
depart with them, and such marchandize as hee had from
the coast of Africa
, towards the West Indies, and therefore commanded with all diligence to take in fresh water
and fewel, and so with speed

Chap. 2.
Wherein is showed the day and time of our departure
from the coast of Africa
, with the day and time of our
arrivall in the West Indies, also of our trade, and
trafique there, and also of the great crueltie that the
Spaniards used towards us, by the Vice-roy his direction, and appointment, falsifying his faith and promise
given, and seeking to have intrapped us.
ALL things being made in a readinesse, at our Generall
his appointment, upon the thirde day of Februarie 1568.
wee departed from the coast of Africa
, having the weather
somewhat tempestuous, which made our passage the more
hard; and sayling so for the space of 52. dayes, upon
the 27. of March 1568. we came in sight of an yland
called Dominica
, upon the coast of America
in the West
Indies, situated in 14. degrees of latitude, and 322. of
longitude: from thence our Generall coasted from place
to place, ever making trafique with the Spaniards and
Indians as hee might, which was so

Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The principal voyages of the English Nation to the Isles
of Trinidad, Margarita, Dominica
, Deseada, Monserrate, Guadalupe
, Martinino, and all the rest of the
Antilles
; As likewise to S. Juan de Puerto Rico, to
Hispaniola, Jamaica
and Cuba
: and also to Tierra
Firma, and all along the coast and Islands therof, even
from Cumana
and the Caracos to the neckland of
Dariene, and over it to the Gulfe of S. Michael and the
Isle of Perles in the South sea: and further to Cabeca
Cativa, Nombre de dios, and Venta
de cruzes, to Puerto
Belo, Rio de Chagre, and the Isle of Escudo, along
the maine of Beragua, to the Cape and Gulfe of the
Honduras, to Truxillo, Puerto de Cavallos, and all other
the principall Townes, Islands and harbours of accompt
within the said Gulfe, and up Rio dolce falling into
this Gulfe, above 30. leagues : As also to the Isle of
Cocumel, and to Cape Cotoche, the towne of Campeche
,
and other places upon the land of lucatan; and lower
downe to S. Juan de Ullua, Vera Cruz, Rio de Panuco,
Rio de Palmas, &c. within the Bay of Mexico: and
from thence to the Isles of the Tortugas, the port of
Havana
, the Cape of Florida, and the Gulfe of Bahama
homewards. With the taking, sacking, ransoming, or
burning of most of the principall Cities and townes upon
the coasts of Tierra firma, Nueva Espanna, and all
the foresaid Islands; since the most traiterous burning
of her Majesties ship the Jesus of Lubec and murthering
of her Subjects in the port of S. Juan de Ullua, and
the last generall arrest of her Highnesse people, with
their ships and goods throughout all the dominions of
the King of Spaine in the moneth of June 1585. Besides
the manifold and tyrannicall oppressions of the Inquisition inflicted on our nation upon most light and
frivolous occasions. (search)

the keele of her.
The 25 he came to Cape Blanco, which is upon the
coast of Africa
, and a place where the Portugals do ride,
that fish there in the moneth of Novrs, for the time of
their being there and for their fishing upon that coast
of Africa
, doe pay a certaine tribute to the king of the
Moores. The people of that part of Africa
are tawnie,
having long haire without any apparell, saving before
their privie members. Their weapons in warres are bowes
and arrowes.
The 26 we deparlso the next day we came to an anker at Quitangone a
place on the main land of Africa
, which is two or three
leagues to the Northward of Mozambique, where the
Portueete, I continued my purpose
for the West Indies, and first for Cape Blanco in Africa
upon the deserts of Libya
. My last hope was to meete
my lost ship, and withon of the most infectious serenas or
dewes that fall all along these coasts of Africa
, I caused
my Master Abraham Kendall to shape his course directly
for the isle

ered, contrary to all mens
expectations, both the pinnesse and the men sitting upon
the keele of her.
The 25 he came to Cape Blanco, which is upon the
coast of Africa
, and a place where the Portugals do ride,
that fish there in the moneth of November especially,
and is a very good place of fishing, for Pargoes, Mullet,
and Doggir defence, but have rescue of the Barbarians,
whom they entertaine as their souldiers, for the time of
their being there and for their fishing upon that coast
of Africa
, doe pay a certaine tribute to the king of the
Moores. The people of that part of Africa
are tawnie,
having long haire without any apparell, saving before
their Africa
are tawnie,
having long haire without any apparell, saving before
their privie members. Their weapons in warres are bowes
and arrowes.
The 26 we departed from S. Avis Baye, within Cape
Blanco, where we refreshed our selves with fish, and
other necessaries: and the 29 wee came to Cape Verde,
which lieth in 14 degrees, and a halfe. These people
are all blacke, and are called Negros, without any appare

Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A briefe note of a voyage to the East Indies, begun the
10 of April 1591, wherein were three tall ships, the
Penelope of Captaine Raimond, Admirall, the Merchant
royall, whereof was Captaine, Samuel Foxcroft, Viceadmirall, the Edward Bonaventure, whereof was Captaine, M. James Lancaster, Rere-admirall, with a small
pinnesse. Written by Henry May, who in his returne
homeward by the West Indies, suffred shipwracke upon
the isle of Bermuda
, wherof here is annexed a large
description. (search)

weyed anker, and that day we doubled the
cape of Buona Speranza. The 12 following we were
taken with an extreame tempest or huricano. This evening we saw a great sea breake over our admirall the
Penelope, and their light strooke out: and after that we
never saw them any more. In October following we in
the Edward fell with the Westermost part of the isle of
S. Laurence about midnight, knowing not where we were.
Also the next day we came to an anker at Quitangone a
place on the main land of Africa
, which is two or three
leagues to the Northward of Mozambique, where the
Portugals of the isle of Mozambique fetch all their fresh
water. Here we tooke a pangaia, with a Portugall boy
in it; which is a vessell like a barge, with one matsaile
of Coco nut leaves. The barge is sowed together with
the rindes of trees, and pinned with woodden pinnes. In
this pangaia we had certeine corne called millio, hennes,
and some fardels of blew Calicut
cloth. The Portugall
boy we tooke with us, and dismi

Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A voyage of the honourable Gentleman M. Robert
Duddeley, now knight, to the isle of Trinidad
, and the
coast of Paria: with his returne home by the Isles of
Granata, Santa Cruz, Sant Juan de puerto rico, Mona
,
Zacheo, the shoalds called Abreojos, and the isle of
Bermuda
. In which voyage he and his company tooke
and sunke nine Spanish ships, wherof one was an
armada of 600 tunnes. Written at the request of M.
Richard Hakluyt. (search)

The Intent, I made Benjamin Wood
Captaine, in the other, one Captaine Wentworth. Thus
cheared as a desolate traveller with the company of my
small and newe erected Fleete, I continued my purpose
for the West Indies, and first for Cape Blanco in Africa
upon the deserts of Libya
. My last hope was to meete
my lost ship, and withall to renue my victuals upon the
Canthers, which are Portugal
fishermen: but the Canthers
had bene so frighted by Frenchmen, as I could get none.
Riding under this W tawny Moores, so wilde, as they would
but call to my Caravels from the shore, who road very
neere it. But not desirous to make any longer aboad in
this place, by reason of the most infectious serenas or
dewes that fall all along these coasts of Africa
, I caused
my Master Abraham Kendall to shape his course directly
for the isle of Trinidad
in the West Indies; which after
22. dayes we descried, and the first of February came to
an anker under a point thereof called Curiapan, in a bay
which wa

Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The discoverie of the large, rich, and beautifull Empire
of Guiana, with a relation of the great and golden citie
of Manoa (which the Spaniards call El Dorado) and the
provinces of Emeria, Aromaia, Amapaia, and other
countries, with their rivers adjoyning. Performed in
the yeere 1595 by Sir Walter Ralegh Knight, Captaine
of Her Majesties Guard, Lorde Warden of the Stanneries, and Her HighnesseLieutenant Generall of the
Countie of Corne-wall. (search)

in the provinces of
Topago, and their chiefest strengths and retracts are in
the Islands situate on the South side of the entrance some
60 leagues within the mouth of the sayd river. The
memories of the like women are very ancient aswell in
Africa
as in Asia
: In Africa
those that had Medusa for
queene: others in Scithia nere the rivers of Tanais
and
Thermodon: we finde also that Lampedo & Marthesia
were queenes of the Amazones: in many histories they
are verified to have bene, and in dAfrica
those that had Medusa for
queene: others in Scithia nere the rivers of Tanais
and
Thermodon: we finde also that Lampedo & Marthesia
were queenes of the Amazones: in many histories they
are verified to have bene, and in divers ages and provinces: but they which are not far from Guiana
doe
accompany with men but once in a yere, and for the time
of one moneth, which I gather by their relation, to be in
April: and that time all kings of the borders assemble,
and queenes of the Amazones; and after the queenes have
chosen, the rest cast lots for their Valentines. This one
moneth, they feast, dance, and drinke of their wines in
abundance; and the Moone being done, they all depart to
their owne provinces. If they con